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Programming Skills

R
Git/Github
SPSS
SQL


Statistical Skills

Inferential Statistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Social Network Analysis





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Last updated on 2021-10-25.

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Cianna Bedford-Petersen

Education

PhD Student, Social and Personality Psychology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2022 - 2017

  • My research uses data-driven predictive modeling to explore personality and health in the context of online social networks.
  • Currently pursuing a 5-course Data Science Specialization focused on data visualization, functional programming, and machine learning.

MS, Psychology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2019 - 2017

  • Thesis: Chameleon Personality: Sources of Cross-Situational Variability

BA, Psychology, minor in Statistics

St. Olaf College

Northfield, MN

2014 - 2010

  • Thesis: Influence of Chronic Caffeine on Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent Mice

Professional Experience

User Experience Intern

Instagram

Menlo Park, CA

2021

  • Designed and executed surveys for the well-being team aimed at improving user experience and promoting a safe community for young people on Instagram.
  • Provided product recommendations to multiple teams that drove short-term product changes and long-term product strategy.

R Programming Consultant

NWEA

Portland, OR

2021

  • Developed an interactive Shiny application in R to calculate and visualize predicted student achievement and growth.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to optimize product usability and project timeline.

Graduate Employee

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2021 - 2017

  • Advised undergraduate students on career decisions and course choices.
  • Coordinated the statistics tutoring program, managing 20 undergraduate tutors.

Lab Manager

Department of Psychology

University of Minnesota

2017 - 2016

  • Designed a study examining if goal setting encourages well-being.
  • Collected data, performed analyses, and mentored undergraduate assistants.

Digital Analytics Consultant

Collective Measures

Minneapolis, MN

2016 - 2014

  • Analyzed client data to provide marketing insights and recommendations.
  • Utilized regression modeling to predict acquisition cost at a national school system.

Statistical Consultant

NSF-funded Center for Interdisciplinary Research

St. Olaf College

2014 - 2013

  • Examined the influence of age and gender on human scent profiles.
  • Mentored undergraduate students in research design and analysis.

Research Assistant

Conditioning and Learning Lab

St. Olaf College

2014

  • Conducted research examining the effect of chronic caffeine exposure on adolescent mouse preference for ethanol.
  • Independently collected data from 48 mice and performed all analyses.

Research Intern

Department of Biostatistics

Boston University

2013

  • Received a full scholarship to the NHLBI Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics.
  • Analyzed data from the Framingham Heart Study.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Mapping Individual Differences Online: A Case Study of the Type 1 Diabetes Community

Journal of Medical Internet Research: Diabetes, 6(4)

N/A

2021

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., Weston, S.J.

Identifying contrasting themes that orchestrate personality expression across situations

Personality and Individual Differences, 171

N/A

2021

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., Saucier, G.

Integrating philosophical and psychological approaches to well-being: The role of success in personal projects

Journal of Moral Education, 48(1), 84-97.

N/A

2018

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., DeYoung, C. G., Tiberius, V., & Syed, M.

Chaired Symposia

The Nuanced Relationship Between Individual Differences and Health

Society for Social and Personality Psychology

Virtual

2021

  • Speakers: Aschwanden, D., Wright, A., Luo, J., & Bedford-Petersen, C.

Selected Talks

Mental Health, Personality, and the Curation of Online Experiences

Association for Research in Personality

Virtual

2021

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., Srivastava, S.

Type 1 diabetes Twitter networks

useR! (cancelled due to COVID-19)

St. Louis, MO

2020

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., Weston, S.J.

The value of identity: longitudinal relations between identity development processes and virtue

International Society for Research on Identity

Gronengin, NL

2017

  • Syed, M., Bedford-Petersen, C., DeYoung, C., & Tiberius, V.

Human scent differentiation by demographic variables

National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Lexington, KY

2014

  • Bedford, C., Roach, J., Roy, A., Lane-Getaz, S., & Beussman, D.

Selected Poster Presentations

Identifying fault lines that orchestrate personality expression across situations

Society for Social and Personality Psychology

Portland, OR

2019

  • Bedford-Petersen, C. & Saucier, G.

Integrating philosophical and psychological approaches to well-being: the role of success in personal projects

SPSP Happiness and Well-Being Pre-conference

Atlanta, GA

2018

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., Syed, M., DeYoung, C., & Tiberius, V.

Influence of chronic caffeine on ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in adolescent mice

Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Minneapolis, MN

2014

  • Bedford, C., & Dickinson, S.

Honors & Awards

Graduate Registration Award

Society for Social and Personality Psychology

N/A

2020

Harvey E Lee Graduate Scholarship

University of Oregon

N/A

2020

Graduate Travel Award

Society for Social and Personality Psychology

N/A

2018

Graduate Travel Award

Uniersity of Oregon

N/A

2018

First Year Graduate Research Fellowship

University of Oregon

N/A

2017

Distinction in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

St. Olaf College

N/A

2014

NHLBI Full Scholarship, Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics

Boston University

N/A

2013

Allport Award in Psychology Finalist

St. Olaf College

N/A

2013

Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society Member

N/A

N/A

2011

Presidential Academic Scholarship

St. Olaf College

N/A

2010

Cassler Music Scholarship

St. Olaf College

N/A

2010

Teaching Experience

Introduction to R

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2020

  • Collaborated on the development of course materials and instruction of 50 graduate students in a week-long workshop.

Undergraduate Advisor

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2020 - 2019

  • Advised undergraduate psychology students on career paths, internship opportunities, and course choices.

Tutoring in Statistics

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2020 - 2019

  • Coordinated and mentored 20 undergraduate statistics tutors.

Personality Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2019 - 2018

  • Developed course materials and instructed 50 undergraduate students.

Statistical Methods

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2019

  • Developed course materials and instructed 60 undergraduate students.

Cultural Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2017

  • Graded term paper and weekly assignments and assisted with course material development.

Introduction to Psychology

Department of Psychology

St. Olaf College

2014

  • Graded term paper and led review sessions.

Service Work

Reviewer

Personality and Individual Differences

N/A

2021

Reviewer

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice

N/A

2019

Summer IntroDUCKtion Advisor

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2019

  • Oriented transfer and first-year students to the psychology department and advised on course choices.

References

Sanjay Srivastava, PhD

University of Oregon

N/A

Sara Weston, PhD

University of Oregon

N/A

Moin Syed, PhD

University of Minnesota

N/A